SABIC Europe and TNO have formed a partnership for REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals). This partnership has been anchored in a contract, lasting until the end of 2010, and it has been confirmed in a signing ceremony, 6th November, in Zeist, The Netherlands.
SABIC will provide high quality dossiers to ECHA (European Chemicals Agency), and has chosen TNO to provide scientific and technical support concerning the registration of approximately 80 of its chemical substances under REACH.
The petrochemical products which SABIC produces on its sites in Europe as well as its imports from Saudi Arabia, are mainly 'high volume chemicals' which need to be addressed in the first stage of REACH.
SABIC will have until 2010 to complete the huge task of preparing product dossiers for all its substances. A dedicated SABIC REACH Program Team has been formed to cover the majority of the competences that the regulation will require. However REACH also demands skilled specialists in the field of chemical safety and risk assessment.
“TNO's experts can cover such diverse topics as chemicals regulations, dossier preparation, human and environmental toxicology but in particular exposure and risk assessment. They are also familiar with the very diverse applications and supply chains such as those of which SABIC Europe is a part.
And they have a strong track record of working for the industry and authorities. As REACH is a joint effort of both stakeholders, TNO is seen as the right partner for SABIC to attend to the interests of both parties” says SABIC Europe Director Strategic Planning & Development, Kees Aartsen
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